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My Song: Gaïus Vagheni Kowene on 'Ndiyo mazao'
Looking at the dire situation around him in eastern DR Congo, rapper Gaïus Vagheni Kowene wonders why, even after all the election promises made through the years, life for many people is still harsh. In
WUA SPECIAL CHARACTERS EDITION
This week, Ikenna is speaking at TEDxLuanda in Angola. Regular episodes will be back in two weeks time. But, in the meantime, here is the Best of all the WUA special characters played by Ikenna over theRNW Africa on Facebook
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Article: Registering births in Ivory Coast, now possible via SMS
Approximately 66 percent of births in sub-Saharan Africa go unregistered, reports UNICEF. In Ivory Coast, however, mobile technology is offering an innovative way to bring that statistic down and make every birth count.
Article: Cameroonian farmers find justice in Fair Fruit
When the government took their land and leased it to an international company, farmers in Njombe, a small town in Cameroon’s coastal Littoral Region, learned a life lesson of making lemonade out of lemons – or rather, dried frui
Article: Zimbabwe’s roller coaster to democracy: new ride, old track
Many Zimbabweans expected the constitutional referendum to usher in a return to rule of law and democracy. But our blogger sees a different tale unfolding. By Thomas Madhuku, Harare
Article: Despite unstable grounds, Mt Elgon landslide survivors return
Out of despair, frustration and loyalty to their ancestral land, some villagers have begun to move back to landslide-prone areas along the slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda.
Video: Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy sings for reconciliation
Alpha Blondy doesn’t shy away from politics in his reggae songs. The legendary Ivorian musician has been especially vocal about the need for reconciliation after the conflict in his native country.
Article: Ntaganda at ICC, while his loyalists seek asylum in DRC
As war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appears today at the International Criminal Court, fighters still loyal to him seek asylum in the DR Congo. By Taylor Toeka Kakala, Goma, with additional reporting by Aimable Twahirwa, Kigali
Video: MY FAIR NAIJABOY
WUA remakes a classic film: 'My Fair Naijaboy' starring special guest Naija Runs Girl. Watch as she uses compassion, and a whip, to transform naive Emeka Doolittle (played movingly by Ikenna Azuike) into a real Nigerian man.
Article: Bosco Ntaganda: A monkey off Rwanda's back
What might General Bosco Ntaganda's turning himself into the US Embassy in Kigali mean for Rwanda? Here's what our local blogger had to say. By Sunny Ntayombya, Kigali
Video: Living a bit of Luanda in Lisbon
In this ninth clip from the Surprising Europe video series, we meet Puta Cossa, an Angolan musician and TV host who moved to Lisbon as a child.
Article: Uganda's child gold-seekers
When it comes to gold deposits, eastern Uganda’s Busia district may be rich, but the precious metal is being mined by those who are anything but.
